Stars and Stripes
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Stars and Stripes is an independent U.S. military newspaper that provides news and information to American service members stationed around the world.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stars and Stripes canonical | 6 |
| Stars and Stripes (DoD-authorized news organization) | 1 |
| Stars and Stripes (DoD-authorized newspaper) | 1 |
| Stars and Stripes (newspaper) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7906624 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stars and Stripes Context triple: [Bill Mauldin, employer, Stars and Stripes]
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A.
The Grand Old Flag
The Grand Old Flag is the traditional club song of the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League, celebrated by players and fans after victories.
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B.
American Stars 'n Bars
American Stars 'n Bars is a 1977 Neil Young album that blends rock, country, and folk styles and is known for featuring the classic track "Like a Hurricane."
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C.
Three Flags
Three Flags is a 1958 painting by Jasper Johns featuring three superimposed American flags that became an iconic example of his exploration of everyday symbols in modern art.
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D.
The Flag
"The Flag" is a lesser-known work associated with British actor Robert Shaw, who is best remembered for his roles in films like "Jaws," "From Russia with Love," and "The Sting."
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E.
It’s a Grand Old Flag
"It’s a Grand Old Flag" is the club song of the Melbourne Demons Australian Football League team, adapted from the classic American patriotic tune.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stars and Stripes Target entity description: Stars and Stripes is an independent U.S. military newspaper that provides news and information to American service members stationed around the world.
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A.
The Grand Old Flag
The Grand Old Flag is the traditional club song of the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League, celebrated by players and fans after victories.
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B.
American Stars 'n Bars
American Stars 'n Bars is a 1977 Neil Young album that blends rock, country, and folk styles and is known for featuring the classic track "Like a Hurricane."
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C.
Three Flags
Three Flags is a 1958 painting by Jasper Johns featuring three superimposed American flags that became an iconic example of his exploration of everyday symbols in modern art.
-
D.
The Flag
"The Flag" is a lesser-known work associated with British actor Robert Shaw, who is best remembered for his roles in films like "Jaws," "From Russia with Love," and "The Sting."
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E.
It’s a Grand Old Flag
"It’s a Grand Old Flag" is the club song of the Melbourne Demons Australian Football League team, adapted from the classic American patriotic tune.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military newspaper
ⓘ
newspaper ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverageArea | worldwide ⓘ |
| distribution |
U.S. military bases
ⓘ
online subscribers ⓘ overseas installations ⓘ |
| editorialIndependence | congressionally mandated ⓘ |
| focus |
U.S. defense policy
ⓘ
U.S. domestic news ⓘ international news ⓘ military news ⓘ veterans issues ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Union soldiers ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
U.S. government appropriations
ⓘ
advertising revenue ⓘ |
| genre |
investigative reporting
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ news reporting ⓘ |
| governingBody |
U.S. Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| hasEdition |
European edition
ⓘ
Middle East edition ⓘ Pacific edition ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.stripes.com ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1861 ⓘ |
| inceptionPlace | Bloomfield, Missouri ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
mobile applications
ⓘ
online ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| ownership |
United States Department of Defense
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| primaryAudience |
American service members
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Armed Forces
Department of Defense civilians ⓘ U.S. military personnel ⓘ |
| publisherType | federally funded ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
First Amendment debates
ⓘ
U.S. congressional oversight ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
active-duty military
ⓘ
military families ⓘ veterans ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Stars and Stripes Description of subject: Stars and Stripes is an independent U.S. military newspaper that provides news and information to American service members stationed around the world.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket
linked to: Stars and Stripes
linked to: Stars and Stripes
subject linked to:
You’re a Grand Old Flag